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Jan 8,1924. 1,480,469

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Patented Jan. 8, 1924.

ooMBINnD POSTAL ann envEIttIsIIve-PILLAR.

iipneation' mea'neembe; 15, A1922. serial ivo. '607;145.

To all whom #may concern.' e

Be it known that L'Gnneon ROBERTSON, a ysubject of lthe'King of GreatBritain and ireland, residing at 297 CarringtonfStreet, Adelaide, Stateof South Australia, vGorninontvealth of Australia, vhave invente'd'acertain new and useful Improved vCombined Postal and AdvertisingPillarfof Whichthe following is a specification.

,' lhis invention relates tofv an improved poses and vvhioli also:servesas'anadvertis ing medium.

Accor ling tov my invention Va pllirality of advertisements .are carriedin a ffrjamejor ing the advertisements ,are oitfs'pec'ial fco'nstruction, l and adv'eitisemeiit s upon materials of va 4more lessV,tranepa'ranijiQ'lat'ufre i may, bei-lluminated by lights intheinte'rior ofl the strueture. Andwfurther'ftliel traine or Y framescarrying ythe advertisements frm'a'y be rotated, say

Italia,'Andersen ttati1e-patsofsthe structure mayib cist'lted bf;fnvutable materials andjthat :the construction of -tlie various/partsand methods of operating `the saine maylbe variedaooording' to WellYO11e r1f1 ofmy .invention will nqwbe rdescribed v vithj :referencetofth, accompanying drawings Iin vvh i ch F ig. 1 is a rontelevation. i

Y .F-ig. 2 is ag, sectional l elevation 1 with -half olfthe VYpostalgpillarvportion"` 'in Vf seotio`nat vertial pipes26 to the horizontalrings;

nig. 5 is a, geen nervi 'wref the meeting edgesfot'tvvo ofthehirigedffrtmes Fig. G is a perspectivevieiv of of fone of the ,hinged-franges.

.,vIeW-shovving tvvopf 1nents. i .Fig Sisa .rontvelevation of.means forlockingrthe hinged frames.. Y

oeipt otniailimatter hasa, Wall ltvvifthtop Y lcfoiitents ofthe pillar.

amotor,l in vany desiredf1 l 'i see Figg. ,This construction -permitsthe 12 and bottom 13'and is carried by va hollovvbase 14'.` Nearthe'rtop of the pillar is a lfixed shrouding cylinder 15 attached I tothe Iva'll 11fby fixed stays '16a-nd carrying a Achute 17 leading Vtothe interiorof Ythe pillar.` 'Near'thefbottom of fthe pillar isla curved'door 18 that is slidable inguides 2O andthe pathV lofV its travelisscreened by netting 22 toprevent the moving door com.

'ing -into oontaot'vvith the contents bf the pillar.'v This door Amay'beilookedby any suitable means, and any suitable/alarm' de- Y vicesmaybe providedtherevvith vto prevent (unauthorized persons tamperingWith the fArranged 'about the lower andthe-ibase 14C 4is Aarfotatz'tble'trame,f and another rotatable frame isy f providedV above`the shroudin'g cylinder.

'fpm of the' pillar bett/veen"4 the simon-ding Wunde/'1,7115 A'andlowerhorizontal rings25toniectedgby i vlvertioal pipes rv26 ,whichare'v iXedy in vposi-V ready positioningjand removalof the pipes.

The alternatel pipes Q6 form hinge -rods for ja plurality lO ihingedtramesQQ-'vvbich are `jhing'eol' hereto by Ineansfof "tubular 'sections:'brazed or' otherwisev` secured tothe' backsv *ments rare displayed;The meeting edges of the panels Saale beval@aA as ass, seeing.

to exoludedust, rain thelike. The e y'hingedfrariiestarezlocked"inclosedpositionV th nethod lfot connecting The 'i'ramesf29 are'of-oharinel section" framesf and coupled together byv a vertical pin 35having aperi'orationthrough its flower end toi' take `a padloek'.

V:Wise secured'upo-n the outerfedges of the i Thef'lovver*rotatlolepartisV supported-l around a circumferential track ll0 vencircling thepillar.

` The `upper rotatable part isleonneoted Y,to

l va cover portion 'larrdthelvvhole is suspend- The xstationary postalpillar for` the; re-

Ilo j ed uponatballjbearingQaranged about aV f concentric to the pillarby rollers 44 that are fixed to the inner ends of radial yarms 45 whichtravel around a circumferential rack 46. Y

The lower rotatable part is adapted to be rotated by means of a drivingring 48 and a friction roller 49 driven through gears 50 and shaft 51from a motor 52 within the base 14.

Motion is transmitted from the lower to the upper rotatable part throughtoothed ring 54, gear wheels 55, and toothed ring 56. The toothed ring54 is secured to the lower rotatable part, the ring 56 to the upperrotatable part, Vand the gear wheels 55 are mounted upon pins projectingfrom the wall 1l of the pillar. The gear wheels 55 may be arranged torotate the upper part in the saine direction as the lower part or in theopposite direction thereto.

The interior of the structureymay be illuminated as desired. Asillustrated the inteiior of the lower rotatable part is illuminated bylight tubes58 aiiixed to the postal pillar while the upper part isilluminated by lamps 59 upon radial arms 60 projecting from the standard43.

Supported upon ears 62 projecting outwardly from the frame rings 25 arevertical pipes 63 that serve as protective stops between the hingedframes 29 when they are opened back to back either for the purpose 'oflremoving mail matter or for the purpose of changing or replacingadvertisements. The rotatable parts may if desired be rotated by hand bymeans of these pipes, and in these circumstances the upper and lowerparts will be coupled by one or more connectingpipes 65 as shown indotted lines in Fig. 4. The pipe 65 is slidable vertically in the lowerpipe 63 and when it is desired to couple the two rotatable parts it israised and its upper end screwed into the'screwthreaded lower end of theupper pipe 63.

Preferably the structure is surmouiited by a light as 66 which may haveadistinguishing numeral.

As -illustrated the rotatable parts are hexagonal` in cross section butthey7 may be of any other cross section as desired and lthe panels maybe flat or curved.

What I claim as my invention isl. A combined postal and advertisingpillar comprising a stationary postal pillar Aadapted to receivethe mailmatter. said pillar having adjacent its upper end an opening for placingthe mail therein and near the bottom a Vdoor for removing the mail,lower and upper frames Vrotatable about the upper and lower parts of thestationary pillar in spaced relation to each other, hinged framesattached to such main frames, and panels carried by the hinged framesupon `which advertisements are displayed.

2. A combined postal and advertising pillar comprising ka stationarypostal pillar carried by a hollow base, a fixed shrouding cylinder nearthe top of the pillar and rigidly attached thereto, .a shute carried bythe shroudimg` cylinder and leading to the interior of the pillar, aframe about the lower part of the pillar supported by runners upon thesaid base and held concentric to the pillar by rollers travelling arounda track encircling the pillar,A and means-for rotating said framecomprising a driving ring on the frame and a friction roller engagingsaid driving ring and driven by means of a shaft and gears from a inotorin said base.

3. A combined postal and advertising pillar comprising a stationarypostal pillar carried by a' hollow base, a fixed shrouding` cylindernear the top of the pillar and rigidly attached thereto, a frame aboutthe lower part of thepillar supported by runners upon the said base andheld concentric to the pillar by rollers travelling around a ,A trackencircling the pillar, a frame abouti the upper part of the pillarsuspended bya ball bearing from a centralstandard and held concentric tothe pillar by rollers travelling around a 'track encircling the pillar,and means for connecting such upper rand lower frames comprising twotoothed rings secured to the upper and lower frames respectively. andgear wheels connecting said toothed rings and mounted upon pins 5Vprojecting from the wall of the pillar: f

4. In a combinedvpostaland advertising pillar, the combination withupper and lower rotatable advertising carryingl frames, of

a postal receptacle about the uppery and, lower ends of which the framesrotate, said receptacle comprising a stationary pillar, a cylindricalshrouding cylinder rigidly attached by stays to the pillar near its top,a f

shute carried by such cylinder leadingto the interior of the pillar, anda door near the bottom of the pillar.

5. In a combined postal and advertising pillar, the combination with astationaryy postal pillar of a frame rotatable about the Y.

lower part of the pillar and supported by runners upon the base of thepillar and comprising upper and lower horizontal rings postal pillar anda central standard rising.

therefrom .of a frame rotatable about the upper part of the pillar andsuspended by` a ball bearing from the central standard and comprisinga'cover portion and upper and lower horizontal rings connected byvertical pipes, a plurality of hinged frames hinged to the alternatepipes by tubular sections brazed or otherwise secured to the backs ofthe hinged frames, a plurality of panels slidable in said hinged framesmade of translucid material upon which advertisements are displayed, andmeans for locking said hinged frames in closed position.

`7. In a combined postal and advertising pillar, the combination with astationary postal pillar and upper and lower framesy rotatable aboutsame, of a plurality of frames hinged thereto, each such frame beingmade of material of channel section eX- cept at the top Which is ofparallel bars, I

as my invention I havey signed my nameV in the presence of twosubscribing Witnesses this 10th day of November, 1922.

GREGOR ROBERTSON;

Witnesses: v

ARTHUR GORE CoLLlsoN, KATHLEEN GosTWYcKE SUNDERS.

